Area Sports

Greyhounds eliminated from post season play but not without a valiant effort   JARETT VAN METER I jarrettvanmeter@gmail   PARIS, KY – 6-0, Paris. That is how the scoreboard read in the middle of the first inning of Monday’s semifinal district tournament matchup between the Greyhounds and George Rogers Clark. Seated in the home cheering…

Faris picks up win No. 500; His team will play George Rogers Clark tonight for the 40th District Championship   JARETT VAN METER I jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – With his team’s 6-0 victory over Montgomery County in Monday’s district tournament semifinal, Nelson Faris reached 500 wins as the Bourbon County Head Coach. He celebrated…

Game for Pioneers’ Honor to be held on Thursday, May 23rd   PRESS RELEASE I Georgetown Gentlemen   GEORGETOWN, KY – Step back in time to the era of hoop skirts, handlebar mustaches and the earliest days of America’s beloved pastime as the Georgetown Gentlemen clash swords, or rather bats, with the Paris Bourbonites in…

Paris had their chances but they left 12 runners on base; Will host Bourbon County on Tuesday at Cary Barr Field   JARRETT VANMETER l jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – An early scoring deficit proved too much for the baseball Hounds to overcome on Friday as Coach Campbell’s group fell to Richmond Model, 4-2, at…

BCHS, ranked No. 1 in the 10th Region, entered the contest with the top pitching staff in the state   JARRETT VANMETER l jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com   PARIS, KY – Two plays. That, according to Bourbon County baseball head coach Nelson Faris, was the difference between a possible 1-1 tie and the 5-1 loss the Colonels ultimately…

Dahlstrom finished her brilliant pitching night fanning 11 Lady Wolverines batters, while senior Micah Olson collected three hits IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   PARIS – The Bourbon County Lady Colonels softball team opened their 2024 spring season, their third under Head Coach Alex Hardy, with a huge win over the Lady Wolverines of Western…

Lady Colonels used their height to slow down the All ‘A’ 10th Region Champions   JARRETT VAN METER l jarrettvanmeter@gmail.com    PARIS, KY – It was speed versus length on Wednesday night inside Russ Day Gym, with the visiting Nicholas County wielding the former and the home Bourbon County girls owning the latter. Led by…

Half of his program’s wins have come against schools size 4A and above   IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com   PARIS – Back on January 27th of 2024, Ladyhound Head Basketball Coach Aaron Speaks became the program’s all-time second winningest coach when his team knocked off West Carter 60-52 inside Earl Redwine Gymnasium. As of…

It’ll be a great day for Greyhound Nation, as they highlight the true meaning of that #parispride     IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com     PARIS, KY – According to Head Greyhound football coach Tyquan Rice, eight of his players will sign their Nation Letter of Intent to continue their football playing days at…

  Colonels hit 20 of their 23 free throw attempts to hold off the very determined Bluejackets   JARRETT VANMETER l Citizen Writer   PARIS, KY – It has been a streaky season for the Bourbon County boys basketball team: three losses to begin the year, followed by seven wins, then six losses. The Colonels…